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Monday
08Feb2010

hello monday

well, hello all.  it's the start to another week.  i wonder what it will hold.  the weekend was quiet and productive, with a little fun thrown in.  hope all of you had a great one too.  i started the week off with my favorite yoga class and teacher.  i discovered anusara yoga several months ago and think i have found the style of yoga class that is just right for me.  i truly believe that through yoga, i'm able to stay balanced in the other areas of my life.

ok, so enough about my love of yoga.  the image below represents what my desk looks like on any given day while school is in session.  i'm only one week into this semester and already the work load is quite demanding.  sometimes i wonder if all of this hard work, time, and money will pay off in the end.  my goal in life was to spend my time being creative.  to make a living through my creativity.  will it happen?  i'm keeping the faith.

something i've been missing lately is the time spent writing this journal.  like many that blog, sometimes i feel like i'm only writing for myself.  that no one is visiting and reading.  but in the end, if that is the case, it's ok.  it is therapeutic for me to create these posts.  to write.  so on that note, i'm recommitting to writing posts three days a week.  with everything else that i do on a weekly basis, three times a week seems manageable.  so, i plan to post mondays, wednesdays and fridays.  here's to getting back on track, and reclaiming something i enjoy. 

image: ann marie

Thursday
04Feb2010

love this room

oh, i really love this room by designer anne coyle.  something about the soft greens and chocolate browns.  and of course the floral motifs and pink! in my opinion, fab-u-lous!

image via the anne coyle interiors website

Thursday
04Feb2010

for the love of flowers

if you've been visiting my blog for any length of time, you are sure to know that i love flowers.  i find them an endless stream of inspiration for both my own works of art, and for interior designs.  you also know that i have an insane magazine habit, with a large portion of that habit being in the area of shelter (design) magazines.  when i'm looking through the pages, admiring the talents of others, i also study the art that is in a room.  if something interests me, i check out the source and then do a search for that artist on the internet to view more of their work.  so is the case with artist sally scaffardi of the uk.  i found her through the image below which is from the december issue of livingetc magazine. 

instantly i knew i had to see more of this artist's work.  i'm so taken with her work that i'm trying to figure out if i can afford to purchase a piece for our home.  she has an enormous amount of work available on her website and offers her work in several different formats (prints, on canvas, plexi).  if you love flowers and color as much as i do, please visit her website.  i've included one image here as a teaser in hopes of making you want to see more. be sure to visit the "about the artist" page to read about her technique.

Sunday
31Jan2010

sunday afternoon

hello friends.  having a relaxing but productive sunday afternoon.  school starts tomorrow, so i'm trying to just take it nice and easy today.  because... i know that once tomorrow comes i'll once again be a very busy girl.  business is good as well, so in addition to school this spring, i'll also be very busy with the operations of our business.  i even have an opportunity to do some sketches and designing for a project we are part of - the building of a duplex which will be sold as two units.  actually, i would say this is really a condo of sorts, but the structure itself is a duplex.  i'll share more on this little project as it develops.

i'm taking three classes this semester - advanced quick sketch, sustainable design, and a class called interior architecture and design B.  the reading materials shown below are for the sustainable design class.  lots of reading, research and writing for this class.  advanced quick sketch is a course to teach designers how to quickly sketch out their ideas, but done so in a fashion that is professional and with some detail.  it should prove interesting.  the remaining class (iad-b) is a project class for a residential remodel.  you are given a "client" project and take it from initial interview through final plans.  this one will be labor and time intensive, but i'm very much looking forward to it. 

hope all of you had a great sunday afternoon too.

image: ann marie

Thursday
28Jan2010

inspiration breakdown

i'm in need of some serious inspiration.  i think i'm feeling the effects of the calm before the storm.  the storm being the beginning of another semester, and a tough one at that.  over the past six weeks i haven't taken the time to do any art work which is a shame.  but duty called, and i got many business related items off my plate. here's hoping the fog lifts soon.

i took this picture back in april of 09.  i try to keep fresh flowers in the house and often take photos of them as i so deperately want to hold on to their beauty.  and, flowers are always a source of inspiration for me.